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PSY101 Mid Term

Laws of perceptual organization were proposed by which of the following school

of thought?
► Functionalism
► Structuralism
► Gestalt school
► Behaviorism
Today psychology is considered as the scientific study of which of the followings?
► Mind
► Conscious experiences
► Behavior and mental processes
► Soul
Who among the followings is known as “father of Greek medicines”?
► Socrates
► Plato
► Aristotle
► Alcameon
Who among the followings gave the concept of Insight?
► Max Wertheimer
► Wolfgang Kohler
► James Rowland Angell
► James Mckeen Cattell
Who among the followings regarded as the “Father of Medicine”?

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► Hippocrates
► Kraepelin
► Plato
► Socrates
Who among the followings is the author of the book “The Origin of Species”?
► Emil Kraepelin
► Paul Broca
► Wilhelm Griesinger
► Charles Darwin
Which of the following is incorrect about insulin-shock therapy?
► In this therapy the comma is caused because of a reduction in blood sugar
level.
► It has found to be effective with schizophrenics, addicts etc., if used with
psychotherapy.
► It was developed by Paul Broca who was a French surgeon and
anthropologist
► It is used to cure psychological disorders by administrating insulin.
Which of the following can increase the likelihood of occurrence of a behavior?
► Extinction
► Reinforcement
► Punishment
► Insight

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Identify where we stop reinforcement and behavior extinguishes.

► Generalization
► Extinction
► Spontaneous recovery
► Shaping
Which of the following law is given by Thorndike, that all responses followed by
satisfaction are stamped into an individual and he learns those responses?
► Law of exercise
► Law of effect
► Law of insight
► Law of belongingness
Which perspective of psychology emerged out of a desire to understand the
conscious mind, free will, human dignity, and the capacity for self-reflection and
growth?
► Humanistic
► Behavioral
► Gestalt
► Psychodynamic
Which of the following process is suggested by Bandura that help human
behavior to learn?
► Intention
► Observation

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► Insight
► Reinforcement
Fatima is using newspaper records to study the rate of crime during the past 20
years. Which type of method is she utilizing?
► Participant Observation
► Structured Observation
► Field experiments
► Archival data
A gene that only influences the expression of a trait when paired with an
identical gene is known as what?
► Dominant
► Mutated
► Recombinant
► Recessive
Which of the following is the correct order for Piaget's four stages of
development?
► Preoperational, sensory-motor, concrete operations, formal operation
► Concrete operations, preoperational, sensory-motor, formal operation
► Sensory-motor, preoperational, concrete operations, formal operation
► Preoperational, concrete operations, sensory-motor, formal operation
Which of the following is a scan showing biochemical activity within the brain at
any given moment?

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► CAT
► MRI
► EEG
► PET
Which of the following statement best describes “Hormones”?
► The male gonads
► Chemicals found in the synaptic vesicles, which when released have an
effect on the next cell
► Chemicals released into the bloodstream by the endocrine glands
► The female gonads
What do we call thyroid enlargement?
► Vitamin deficiency goiter
► Calcium deficiency goiter
► Protein deficiency goiter
► Iodine deficiency goiter
Which part of the eye is a muscle that regulates the size of the pupil?
► Retina
► Sclera
► Iris
► Lens
Identify the proper sequence of structures that sound passes when it enters the
ear.

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► Oval window, eardrum, stirrup, cochlea

► Cochlea, stirrup, eardrum, oval window
► Stirrup, eardrum, oval window, cochlea
► Eardrum, stirrup, oval window, cochlea
Which type of hearing problem can be reduced with ordinary hearing aids?
► Central deafness
► auditory pathway deafness
► Conduction deafness
► Sensory-neural deafness
In Watson’s experiment, when little Albet was being conditioned to the fear of a
rat, afterwards he used to be afraid of cotton balls as well. This concept is known
as what?
► Stimulus generalization
► Extinction
► Spontaneous recovery
► Higher order conditioning
When Pavlov presented the bell (CS) continuously without the presentation of
the meat powder (US), the dog's salivation decreased. This process is known as
what?
► Stimulus generalization
► Spontaneous recovery
► Extinction

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► Reinforcement
A child overcomes her fear of snakes by observing another child repeatedly
handle snakes. This is an example of which of the followings?
► Cognition therapy
► Systematic desensitization
► Modeling
► Contingency contracting
Cognitive approach emphasizes on all of the followings EXCEPT:
► Feelings
► Thoughts
► Thinking
► Genetic makeup
A child learns that whenever he eats all of his dinner; he will get a cookie for
dessert. This type of learning is best example of which of the following?
► Operant conditioning
► Classical conditioning
► Biofeedback theory
► Social learning theory
After every third wicket taken by an individual of the Pakistan cricket team, the
coach rewards the player. What schedule of reinforcement is being used?
► Fixed ratio schedule
► Variable ratio schedule

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► Variable interval schedule

► Fixed interval schedule
An employee receives a reward every 45 minutes. In which type of reinforcement
schedule organism is reinforced after pre fixed time of intervals?
► Fixed Ratio Schedule
► Variable Ratio Schedule
► Variable Interval Schedule
► Fixed Interval Schedule

Questions:

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 3 )

Write a brief note on the nature of cognition.

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 3 )

Mention the four main categories of drugs and explain any one of them. (1+2)

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 5 )

What Erik Erikson stated about the human development. How many
developmental stages are identified by Erikson? Identify any three stages and
briefly explain them. (1+1+3)

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Question No: 4 ( Marks: 5 )

What is meant by Feature Analysis? Briefly demonstrate the steps in feature
analysis.

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